DESK REVIEWS | 06.02.06. What is the average number of years people live with dementia?

DESK REVIEW | 06.02.06. What is the average number of years people live with dementia?

No information was found on this.

A study estimates the life expectancy among people with or without dementia using the Hong Kong Life Tables 2006-2036. In 2006, people with dementia at age 60 were expected to live for 16 years for males and 22 years for females, respectively (Yu et al., 2010).

References:

Yu, R., Chau, P. H., McGhee, S. M., Cheung, W. L., Chan, K. C., Cheung, S. H., & Woo, J. (2010). Dementia Trends: Impact of the Ageing Population and Societal Implications for Hong Kong. In. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.

There is no information available on the average life expectancy with dementia in India.

We could not identify data on the average life expectancy of people living with dementia.

No data was found due to a paucity of data.

There is no information on the average life expectancy with dementia.

There is no NZ data the average life expectancy for dementia in NZ.

This varies with type of dementia and the age of the person when symptoms are noticed; however, on average, the life expectancy is believed to vary between 8 to 10 years from when the first symptoms are observable (The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, 2019).

References:

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland. (2019). What is Dementia and Alzheimer’s? The Alzheimer Society of Ireland. Available from: https://alzheimer.ie/about-dementia/what-is-dementia-and-alzheimers/